The 2010 football world cup as a political construct: The challenge of making good on an African promise

Sociological Review

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 108-123

  Cornelissen, Scarlett ^a   Swart, Kamilla ^a  

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EID: 33748295569     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2006.00656.x     Document Type: Review

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